Dwayne Smith, 37, was fatally shot while riding his bicycle in Springfield Gardens, Queens, on the night of July 5, 2019. Around 11:15 p.m. the Jamaican-born mechanic was returning from a local store on 229th Street when an unknown assailant fired multiple rounds, striking him in the back, abdomen and arm. He was taken to Jamaica Hospital and pronounced dead.

The NYPD treated the attack as a targeted killing and released a description of a suspect as a Black male wearing a white t-shirt. Despite an early appeal for information, no arrests have been made and no suspects have been publicly identified. The case remains open and cold, leaving Smith’s family without closure.

If anyone who lived in Springfield Gardens or saw activity on 229th Street that night has information, please come forward to assist the investigation.